Information on Michigan academic standards and instructional resources.
Responsible for providing final decisions in administrative appeals to MDE.
Learn more about the MDE office responsible for providing leadership in curriculum and instruction that provides students with greater choices to prepare for success.
Resources for educator certification, recognition programs, evaluation, and workforce research.
Resources related to financial and pupil accounting and auditing.
Options available for Michigan students that provide unique learning opportunities.
Food & Nutrition Programs
This MDE office provides resources and technical assistance in physical education, sex education, health education, behavioral, emotional, mental, and social education as well as safety, discipline, and transportation.
Resources for programs and initiatives that support school improvement efforts.
Resources for supporting special education in Michigan.
Michigan has an innovative and comprehensive system of assessments to measure student achievement in learning our state content standards.
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
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The Office of Administrative Law is responsible for providing final decisions in administrative appeals to the agency. The primary responsibility of the Office of Administrative Law is to review the proposed decisions of administrative law judges of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs' Michigan Office of Administrative Hearing and Rules in cases involving the Department of Education. These cases include appeals to the State Tenure Commission in teacher tenure matters; appeals to the Superintendent of Public Instruction in cases involving property transfers, educator certification revocations and denials, and pupil membership audits; and other complaint and compliance matters. Failure to provide these services would result in the denial of statutory due process rights.
Contact information for teacher tenure cases is:
State Tenure Commission
608 W. Allegan Street
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-241-6986
Fax: 517-241-6987
Email: MDE-AdminLaw@michigan.gov
Contact information for cases involving the Superintendent of Public Instruction is:
Superintendent of Public Instruction
608 W. Allegan Street
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-241-6986
Fax: 517-241-6987
Email: MDE-SuperintendentAppeals@michigan.gov
Issued Before November 2022
Click here for a searchable database of decisions of the Superintendent of Public Instruction in cases involving educator certification, property transfer, certification penalty, child and adult food care, audit, and due process; decisions of the State Tenure Commission' and decisions of administrative law judges in teacher tenure cases.
Issued After November 2022
Due to technical difficulties, decisions issued after November 2022 have not been added to the searchable database. A list of these recent decisions is available here. You may request a copy of any decision on this list by emailing MDE-AdminLaw@michigan.gov and providing the case name and docket number.
